2 Corinthians - Surface Creek

2 Corinthians 12:11-13:14 Repent or Remove

In his closing remarks Paul does not go easy on the church, neither does he cut them any slack. It is either repent of your foolish ways, or test yourselves to see if you truly are a disciple of the Christ. In other words, clean up the mess that is your life.

2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Power Through Weakness

In this contest of “braggarts” Paul turns the tables on the “super Apostles” and demonstrates that the real power of God is only made manifest through human frailty, not the power of a man.

2 Corinthians 12:1-5 Visions and Revelations

In his arguments against the “Super Apostles” in Corinth, Paul now recounts his experience with visions and revelations given him in contrast to the ones the super apostles bragged about.

2 Corinthians 11:16-33 Boasting and Weakness

Paul engages the audience in some “foolish” talking. It is the same foolishness the false apostles are engaged in, so his points are sheer irony. What can we learn from this to move our own discipleship process along?

2 Corinthians 11:12-15 Paul Calls Them Out!

We are not accustomed to calling sin sin, but Paul was not afraid to. In this passage he calls out the false apostles for what they are; and so must we.

2 Corinthians 11:7-11 Money Matters

The Apostle Paul defends his policy of not claiming financial support from the church in Corinth. He questions the virtue of those “false apostles” who are criticizing him for this policy as they do take support from the church.

2 Corinthians 10:7-18 Understanding Our Calling

False teachers were the bane of Paul’s life. They followed him everywhere and generally made life more difficult for him than necessary. I this passage, Paul tries to explain the scope of his God-apportioned ministry, and to get the false teachers ou of the way.

Series: 2 Corinthians